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Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles
Seventh Edition
Chapter 1
Introduction to
Drivetrains
Copyright © 2018, 2015, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved
FIGURE 1–1 Torque, a twisting force, is produced when you pull on
a wrench. An engine produces torque at the crankshaft as
combustion pressure pushes the piston downward.
FIGURE 1–2 The torque produced by a 5.7 L engine as plotted on a graph. Note
that the engine begins producing usable torque at 1000 to 1200 RPM and a
maximum torque (381 ft-lb) at 3500 RPM. The torque produced by the engine
decreases at higher RPM due to a decrease in volumetric efficiency.
FIGURE 1–3 Gear ratio is determined by dividing the number of
teeth of the driven (output) gear (24 teeth) by the number of teeth on
the driving (input) gear (12 teeth). The ratio illustrated is 2:1.
FIGURE 1–4 Work is calculated by multiplying force times
distance. If you push 100 pounds 10 feet, you have done 1,000 foot-
pounds of work.
FIGURE 1–5 One horsepower is equal to 33,000 foot-pounds (200
lbs × 165 ft) of work per minute.
FIGURE 1–6 The pitch diameter is the effective diameter of the
gear. Note how the contact points slide on the gear teeth as they move
in and out of contact.
FIGURE 1–7 (a) When one external gear drives another, the
direction of rotation is always reversed. (b) When an external gear
drives an internal gear, the two gears will rotate in the same
direction.
FIGURE 1–8 An idler gear reverses the direction of rotation so that
the driving and driven gears rotate in the same direction.
FIGURE 1–9 The teeth of a spur gear are cut parallel to the shaft,
and this produces a straight pressure between the
driving and the driven gear teeth.
FIGURE 1–10 The teeth of a helical gear are cut on a slant, and this
produces an axial or side thrust.
FIGURE 1–11 Bevel gears are commonly used in differentials.
FIGURE 1–12 A hypoid gear set uses a pinion gear that is located
below the centerline of the ring gear and is commonly used in drive
axles.
FIGURE 1–13 A worm gear set is also used to transmit power
between angled shafts.
FIGURE 1–14 The gear ratio is determined by dividing the number
of teeth on the driven (output) gear by the number of teeth on the
driving (input) gear.
FIGURE 1–15 Backlash is the clearance between the teeth of two
meshing gears. There has to be some clearance (backlash) to prevent
the gears from getting into a bind condition when they are
transmitting torque.
FIGURE 1–16 A manual transmission provides several gear ratios
and a method to shift them.
FIGURE 1–17 A Muncie four-speed manual transmission on a
restored muscle car is an example of a close-ratio manual
transmission.
FIGURE 1–18 (a) A clutch cover (pressure plate assembly) is bolted onto the
flywheel with the clutch disc between them. The release bearing and fork provide a
method to release (disengage) the clutch. (b) When the clutch is engaged, the disc is
squeezed against the flywheel by the pressure plate. Releasing the clutch separates
the disc from the flywheel and pressure plate.
FIGURE 1–19 The gear selector is often called the “PRNDL,”
pronounced “prindle,” regardless of the actual letters or numbers
used.
FIGURE 1–20 A torque converter is attached to the engine crankshaft and the
other end is splined to the input shaft of the automatic transmission. The torque
converter is used to transmit engine torque to the transmission, yet slip when the
engine is at idle speed.
FIGURE 1–21 A typical planetary gear set showing the terms that
are used to describe each member.
FIGURE 1–22 (a) If the planet carrier is held with the sun gear rotating, the planet gears simply
rotate in the carrier and act as idler gears between the sun and ring gears. (b) If the sun or ring is
held, the planet gears will walk around that stationary gear; they rotate on their shafts as the carrier
rotates. (c) If two parts are driven and no parts are held, the planet gears are stationary on their
shafts, and the whole assembly rotates as a unit.
FIGURE 1–23 A RWD drivetrain uses a transmission to provide the necessary gear
ratio and a single driveshaft to transfer power to the rear axle (a). A FWD drivetrain
uses a transaxle that combines the transmission’s final drive, and differential (b). A
driveshaft is used for each front drive wheel.
FIGURE 1–24 Transverse (a) and longitudinal (b) mounted front-
wheel-drive (FWD) drivetrains.
FIGURE 1–25 What happens when a vehicle makes a turn.
FIGURE 1–26 (a) A rear-wheel-drive (RWD) driveshaft uses a pair
of universal joints to allow the rear axle to move up and down. (b) A
front-wheel-drive (FWD) driveshaft uses a pair of constant-velocity
joints to allow the front wheels to move up and down and steer.
FIGURE 1–27 A drive axle includes a ring and pinion gear to
produce a lower gear ratio. The drive axle also turns the power flow
90° and a differential (differential pinion and side gears) to allow the
drive wheels to rotate at different speeds.
FIGURE 1–28 Three major 4WD configurations. The traditional
form (a) uses a transfer case to split the torque for the front and rear
drive axles. Both (b) and (c) are typical AWD configurations.

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